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- Page 1 Design Spot 250 Pro Elation Professional 6122 S Eastern Ave Los Angeles, Ca 90040 www.elationlighting.com Rev. 04/21/2008 – visage Version 1.3...
- Page 2 Design Spot 250 Pro™ ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
DMX Channel Values…………………………………………………………… 41 13. Error Codes………………………………………………………………………………. 45 14. Cleaning and Maintenance……………………………………………………………… 48 15. Warranty……………………………………………………………………………………49 16. Photometric Data………………………………………………………………………….51 17. Gobo Patterns……………………………………………………………..……………... 52 18. Dimensional Drawings………………………………………………….……………….. 53 19. Circuit Schematic………...………………………………………………………………. 54 20. Technical Specifications…………………………………………...………….………… 55 ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... -
Page 4: General Information
UNPACKING: Thank you for purchasing the Design Spot 250 Pro™ by Elation Professional®. Every Design Spot 250 Pro™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. -
Page 5: Warranty Registration
Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. WARRANTY REGISTRATION: The Design Spot 250 Pro™ carries a two year (730 days) limited warranty. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number. - Page 6 Design Spot 250 Pro™ the construction of the lamp, the lamp may explode during prolonged extensive use. This risk is increased with age; added care is encouraged when dealing with older lamps. Thus, lamp should always be replaced at the end of their recommended duty cycle. Extreme caution should be used when operated this or any fixture fitted with a gas discharge lamp.
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Page 7: Safety Instructions
2. Never touch the fixture during normal operation. This can cause severe personal injuries and/or damage to the fixture. 3. Be sure to unplug the DESIGN SPOT 250 PRO™ from the power outlet before performing any service related issues. 4. Lamp Replacement; Allow at least 15 minutes after disconnecting main power before you open the DESIGN SPOT 250 PRO™. - Page 8 ©Elation Professional® Never touch the device during operation! The housing may heat up Never look directly into the light source, Design Spot 250 Pro™ Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 9: Features
EEPROM through the front control panel or external controller; you can save a maximum of 48 scenes, and run the saved programs by using the “run” menu on the front control panel ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... -
Page 10: General Guidelines
Design Spot 250 Pro™ 4. GENERAL GUIDELINES This fixture is a professional lighting effect designed for use on stage, in nightclubs, in theatres, etc. Do not attempt operation or installation without a proper knowledge on how to do so. This fixture was designed for indoor use only. -
Page 11: Lamp Installation
• Allow the unit to cool for at least 15 minutes before attempting any type of service. • Before you put the Design Spot 250 Pro™ into operation be sure all covers have been replaced, otherwise you risk damage to the retina and expose to UV radiation! •... -
Page 12: Lamp Optimization
The minimum deviation amount is 1.0mm. Running the fixture within a lower deviation can cause damage to the lamp and/or lens. The Design Spot 250 Pro™ lamp holder is aligned at the factory. However, due to slight imperfections in all lamps, fine adjustments will improve light performance. Please follow the procedure below for proper lamp optimization: 1. - Page 13 Please remember that a MSD 250/2 lamp is not a hot-restrike lamp therefore, you must wait approximately 15 minutes before you can attempt to strike the lamp once it has been turned off. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 14: Mounting And Installation
0,5m Mounting The DESIGN SPOT 250 PRO™ is fully operational in two different mounting positions, hanging upside-down from a ceiling, or set on a flat level surface (see illustration below). Be sure this fixture is kept at least 0.5m (1.5 ft) away from any flammable materials (decoration etc.). -
Page 15: Mounting Points
Design Spot 250 Pro™ Mounting points Overhead mounting requires extensive experience, including amongst others calculating working load limits, a fine knowledge of the installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the fixture. If you lack these qualifications, do not attempt the installation yourself. -
Page 16: Securing
Securing the DESIGN SPOT 250 Pro™ Regardless of the rigging option you choose for your DESIGN SPOT 250 PRO,™ always be sure to secure your fixture with a safety cable. The fixture provides a built-in rigging point for a safety cable on the hanging bracket as illustrated above. -
Page 17: Understanding Dmx
1 to that fixture no matter where it is located in the DMX chain. The Design Spot 250 Pro™ can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol. The Design Spot 250 Pro™ is a 16-channel DMX fixture. The DMX address is set electronically using the controls on the LCD menu. - Page 18 Design Spot 250 Pro™ Be sure to follow the above figure when making your own cables. Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not connect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing. Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.
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Page 19: Dmx Terminator
Design Spot 250 Pro™ DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator A DMX terminator should be used in all DMX lines especially in longer runs. The use of a terminator may avoid erratic behavior in your DMX line. A terminator is a 120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor that is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and DATA -). - Page 20 In the case of the Design Spot 250 Pro™, which is a 16 channel fixture, you should set the starting DMX address of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 17 (16 + 1), the third unit to 33 (16 + 17), and so on.
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Page 21: Display Indicators
LED Control Panel: The control panel located on the top, front of the fixture allows you to access the main menu and make all necessary adjustments to the Design Spot 250 Pro™. During normal operation, tapping the “MODE/ESC” key once will access the fixture’s main menu. - Page 22 Initial effect position PAN =XXX Restore factory settings. Reset all motors Reset Pan/Tilt Reset color wheel Reset gobos Reset dimmer Reset other motors Test function Fine adjustment of the lamp PAN =XXX internal operating shutter and/or Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 23 User’s mode to change channel numbers Preset User modes Select programs to be run (“STEP Testing program XX”) Program in loop Save and exit Pan=xxx Save and automatically TIME=xx.xs return Manual scenes edit Automatic scenes rec Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 24: Menu Functions
“XXXX”, where “XXXX” represents the number of hours the fixture has been running. This counter is automatically reset after every power-on. Total Run Time This function tracks the total running time of the fixture from the very first start-up. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... - Page 25 Base Temp – This function will display the internal base temperature of the fixture in real time. Head Temp – This function will display the internal head temperature of the fixture in real time. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 26: Software Version
When engaged, this function will automatically switch the lamp “off” when the fixture loses a DMX signal. The function can be set with a delay time of 1 ~ 19 minutes. To disable this function select “OFF” in the system menu. To enable this function select ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... - Page 27 DMX signal. If the fixture is turned on without any DMX signal, the fixture will automatically go in to sound-active mode. Available settings are: “Close” – Shutter flags will close. “Hold” – Fixture will remain ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 28 Design Spot 250 Pro™ at its last settings. “Auto” – Fixture will go into stand-alone mode, running the built-in program. “Music” – The fixture will go into sound-active mode. Pan Reverse - This function allows you to invert all pan movements. Use the Up and Down buttons to turn this function On or Off.
- Page 29 There are two different settings, “Quick” and “Slow.” Slow will move the gobo wheel at a speed that matches the first generation Design Spot 250. The “Quick” setting will advance the wheel at a new, faster rate than the original Design Spot 250. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 30 8.5.1 Reset All: This function will reset all internal motors to the home position. 8.5.2 Reset Pan and Tilt: This function will only reset the pan and tilt motors to the home position. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 31 8.7 User Mode Set: 8.7.1 User mode – This function allows the user to create a user defined channel orders. This will allow the fixture to match the channel order of other fixtures on ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 32 8.8.4 Rec Controller - The Design Spot 250 Pro™ features an integrated DMX recorder. Pre-programmed scenes can be transmitted to the fixture via any DMX compliant controller.
- Page 33 4. “Address via DMX” is the function that turn the RDMX function on and off. 5. Press the UP button to display “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. 6. Press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 34: Assigning A Dmx Address
420, set channel 1 to a value of “7,” channel 2 to "8" and channel 3 to "164" (256+164=420). 4. Wait for approximately 20 seconds for the unit to complete the address reset function. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... - Page 35 Program” submenu. See page 21 for the menu breakdown. Once in the “Auto Program” submenu select “Alone” For functionality that chases to sound: Access the “Function” menu and select the “Music Control” function, this will give you access to the “Music ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 36: Working With Built-In Programs
Be sure to use a terminator on the last fixture, especially for longer cable runs (more than a 100 feet). For help operating in DMX mode consult the manual that was included with your DMX controller. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... - Page 37 “ENTER” button once again to automatically lock the value into the scenes memory. You can repeat the procedure for all functions listed below: “Auto Program” – Allows access to all of channels 21’s DMX traits. “PAN” – pan movement. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 38 “Step 1.” To store a scene from an external DMX controller follow the procedures below: Using your DMX control build and store scenes as you normally would. Once you have built all your required scenes, enter the fixtures main menu ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 39 Operation” on page 36 for proper set-up instructions. Select “Alone” when running a single fixture or when multiple fixtures in stand-alone mode. See section 10.1 “Stand-Alone Operation” on page 35 for proper set-up instructions. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 40: Dmx Channel Traits
Design Spot 250 Pro™ 12. DMX CHANNEL TRAITS: The chart below details the channel layout for 16 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 14-channel DMX fixture. -
Page 41: Dmx Channel Values
140-159 Gobo 4 shake slow to fast 160-179 Gobo 5 shake slow to fast 180-199 Gobo 6 shake slow to fast 200-219 Gobo 7 shake slow to fast 220-255 Rot. Gobo Wheel CW Rotation slow to fast ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... - Page 42 Counter-Clockwise prism rotation from slow to fast 128-135 Macro 1 136-143 Macro 2 144-151 Macro 3 152-159 Macro 4 160-167 Macro 5 168-175 Macro 6 176-183 Macro 7 184-191 Macro 8 192-199 Macro 9 200-207 Macro 10 208-215 Macro 11 ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 43 Channel 15 - Speed Pan/Tilt Movement: Max speed 5-225 Max to min speed 226-235 Blackout by movement 236-245 Blackout by all wheel changing 246-255 No function Channel 16 - Lamp on/off, Reset, Internal Programs: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
- Page 44 160-179 Internal program 4 (scenes 25~32 of EEPROM) 180-199 Internal program 5 (scenes 33~40 of EEPROM) 200-219 Internal program 6 (scenes 41~48 of EEPROM) 220-239 Internal program 7 (scenes 49~56 of EEPROM) 240-255 Auto program by music (Program 1) ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™...
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Page 45: Error Codes
Design Spot 250 Pro™ 13. ERROR CODES: When power is applied, the unit will automatically enter a “reset/test” mode. This mode brings all the internal motors to a home position. If there is an internal problem with one or more of the motors an error code will flash in the display in the form of “XXer” were as XX will represent a function number. - Page 46 Design Spot 250 Pro™ defective motor IC drive on the main PCB). 05Er - Color-wheel error: The color wheel is not located in the default position after start-up or after a reset command. This message will appear after a fixture reset if the color wheel’s magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet is missing) or there is a stepper motor failure (defective motor or a defective motor IC drive on the main PCB).
- Page 47 Design Spot 250 Pro™ malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driver circuit on the main PCB). The focus motor is not located in the default position after the reset. 13Er - Iris-error This message will appear after the reset of the fixture and if the magnetic indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driver circuit on the main PCB).
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Page 48: Cleaning And Maintenance
There are no user serviceable parts inside this fixture with the exception of the lamp. Please refer all other service related issues to an authorized Elation service technician. Should you decide to service the fixture yourself please order genuine Elation parts directly from Elation. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... -
Page 49: Warranty
B. For warranty service, send the product only to the Elation Professional shipping charges must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms of this warranty, Elation Professional shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States. - Page 50 The consumer’s and or Dealer’s sole remedy shall be such repair or replacement as is expressly provided above; and under no circumstances shall Elation Professional® be liable for any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this product.
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Page 51: Photometric Data
Design Spot 250 Pro™ PHOTOMETRIC DATA: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... -
Page 52: Gobo Patterns
Design Spot 250 Pro™ GOBOS: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... -
Page 53: Dimensional Drawings
Design Spot 250 Pro™ DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... -
Page 54: Circuit Schematic
Design Spot 250 Pro™ 19. CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250 Pro™... -
Page 55: Technical Specifications
[-] = Pin 2 630° in max. 2.0 seconds, 16 bit resolution 265° in max. 1.5 seconds, 16 bit resolution 16.75” (W) x 16.75” (L) x 19.75” (H) ~ Head vertical 56.5 Lbs [Ground] = Pin 1. Design Spot 250 Pro™... - Page 56 Elation Professional 6122 S Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90040 323-582-3322 / 323-832-9142 fax www.ElationLighting.com / Info@ElationLighitng.com Rev. 04/21/2008 – visage Version 1.3...